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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 6th round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League season | |
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| Date | June 7, 1997 |
| Official name | True Value 500 |
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi / 2.414 km |
| Distance | 208 laps 312.000 mi / 502.115 km |
| Weather | Dry with temperatures reaching up to 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) were sighted during the race[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Tony Stewart (Team Menard) |
| Time | 1:36.929 (3 laps + pit stop) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Tony Stewart (Team Menard) |
| Time | 24.760 (on lap 97 of 208) |
| Podium | |
| First | Arie Luyendyk (Treadway Racing) |
| Second | Billy Boat (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
| Third | Davey Hamilton (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
The 1997 True Value 500 was the sixth round of the 1996–1997 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on June 7, 1997, at the 1.500 mi (2.414 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and it marked the first American open-wheel superspeedway night race.
- ^ "Weather information for the 1997 True Value 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved January 25, 2015.